[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Brick Robbins]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Thelma Fredricksen
<thelma.fredricksen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> I'd say not. I don't know how many miles you can do a day, but they are only
> located in a few places.

All that is required is proper food storage when you camp. For the
problem areas, that means Bear Boxes in established camp grounds and
Bear Cannisters.

For through hiker daily mileage it is POSSIBLE  to get by with only
using Bear Boxes except for two places I know of due to the distance
between bear boxes being longer than a normal day's hike (there may be
others that I am forgetting)

1)Reds Meadow to Tuolomne (and you might be able to do the 30+ miles
if you time it right)
2)Toulomne to the Yosemite Park northern border (50+ miles I think)

If stopped by a ranger while walking, tell them you are hiking to the
next bear box, and are NOT camping without using proper food storage.
It is not illegal to hike without a bear can, only to camp without
using proper food storage.

That being said, it can be a real pain to only be able to camp at
established camp grounds.

If they catch you camping in those areas without a can or a bear box,
you are toast. If a bear gets your food, you are toast too.

Be safe, don't feed the bears.